…HANDS HER OVER TO POLICE FOR PROSECUTION
Troops of 65 Battalion, Bonny Cantonment, Nigerian Army (NA) operating under the 81 Division NA, have arrested a female human trafficker in Lagos.
The suspect, Mrs. Olushola Areke, was arrested based on actionable intelligence in connection with the human trafficking network
Disclosing the arrest on Monday, the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Olalekan Ayeni explained that the suspect allegedly kidnapped Miss Fayoke Kunle, a 22-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ainor Kunle.
Mrs. Kunle claimed she had voluntarily entrusted her daughter to the suspect, who had promised to secure employment for the young girl in Oshodi, Lagos.
However, instead of heading to Oshodi as promised, the suspect moved Miss Kunle to Kano, where the victim later discovered herself and overheard discussions about being transported to Libya.
Miss Kunle courageously escaped from her captor and returned home on 23rd April 2024.
It was learnt that following the alarm raised by the victim’s mother, troops of the battalion reached out to Mrs. Areke, offering to entrust more people to her for job opportunities.
The suspect eagerly accepted the offer and was subsequently nabbed at the designated meeting point, where she intended to pick up her supposed other victims.
Both the suspect and the victim have been handed over to the Ajah Police Command in Lagos for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the Division is using the opportunity to urge members of the public to continue to support the NA in providing timely information to aid in maintaining law and order.
Adding the NA remains committed to promoting peace and stability across the Division Area of Responsibility.
